Ex Machina

...är en lisa för alla själar som tröttnat på infantila rymdsagor med miljardbudgetar, dessutom högaktuell med tanke på den snabba teknikutvecklingen på området.

…en film att bli glad av; kaxig, tankeväckande och hela tiden engagerande.

...brings to mind crisp speculative sci-fi prose, before taking an arbitrary left turn into the territory of corny slasher thrillers.

The film's amusing Tinder stunt at SXSW, wherein Ava got to toy with festival attendees via the dating app, is consistent with the film's acknowledgment of how exploitation is built into the algorithms that run our lives.

...stands solidly on its own as a highly stylized and mesmerizing film, never overly dependent on CGI, and instead built upon the ample talents of a small cast.